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Virginia's chief prison housed debtors and criminals and served as the jail for the General Court in the nearby Capitol. Blackbeard's pirates, captured in 1718, were confined here until the day of their hanging. Leg irons, an exercise yard, food slots, and criminal cells with primitive sanitation have been restored to their early appearance.
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Williamsburg, Virginia · United States
